Edmonton & Montreal Grey Cup Pre-Game

[dd]

The game was played in Calgary in bitter biting cold.

 

That was one of the first CFL games I remember watching, the game was played in freezing conditions, kickers traded field goals and singles, I remember Don Sweet kicking for Montreal and Bruce Lemmerman and Tom Wilkinson being the Qb tandem for Edmonton and with Wilkie's physique I thought dang, you don't even have to be in shape to play football!!

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

That was one of the first CFL games I remember watching, the game was played in freezing conditions, kickers traded field goals and singles, I remember Don Sweet kicking for Montreal and Bruce Lemmerman and Tom Wilkinson being the Qb tandem for Edmonton and with Wilkie's physique I thought dang, you don't even have to be in shape to play football!!

Pre-Warren Moon right?  Wasn't that the game the Als used staples in their shoes because the field had turned to shear ice?

[tlf]

So the Elks bussed down to Calgary... but for promotional reasons they took a bus to the airport and the CFL made them take video of getting off of a plane on social media for the sponsors.  How nauseating. The Calgary Herald had pictured of them coming out of their bus and had an article of the matchup that I read.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Part of the Grey Cup Festival in Calgary starting today.

Couple of old Bomber players in this photo, can anyone identify who they are?

[dd]

I would guess James West, Brad Elberg and Randy Fabi??

[Balticfox]

Wasn't that the game the Als used staples in their shoes because the field had turned to shear ice?

No. The staple game was in 1977 at Olympic Stadium in Montréal. I couldn't believe what I was seeing on TV. The Alouettes' linemen were just pushing the Eskimos' linemen backward. I didn't learn about the staples until well after the game but I had guessed that it must be about the choice of footgear before the end of the first quarter.

Final Score: Montréal Alouettes 41 Edmonton Eskimos 6

 

[Balticfox]

So the Elks bussed down to Calgary... but for promotional reasons they took a bus to the airport and the CFL made them take video of getting off of a plane on social media for the sponsors.  How nauseating.

You're right. Nauseating to be sure. WestJet I guess is a sponsor of Grey Cup Weekend.

 

[Balticfox]

Couple of old Bomber players in this photo, can anyone identify who they are?

Is #9 John Hufnagel and #26 Henry Burris?

 

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I would guess James West, Brad Elberg and Randy Fabi??

That skinny guy is James West?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Is #9 John Hufnagel and #26 Henry Burris?

 

I don't think so.

[Balticfox]

#73 has to be Doug Brown.

 

[tlf]

#73 has to be Doug Brown.

 

Well, no, he was 97, but who is it? Looks so familiar and it's driving me crazy.  It kind of looks like Renaud but he was #9, but it also doesn't look like him.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Well, no, he was 97, but who is it? Looks so familiar and it's driving me crazy.  It kind of looks like Renaud but he was #9, but it also doesn't look like him.

I think dd nailed #73, Randi Fabi, I imagine these are ex-Bombers that happen to live in Calgary now.

[Waffler]

James West makes sense. He started his career in Calgary. I think we got him as a free agent after an NFL bid.